Tom Gibbons of Frost PLLC was among seven financial professionals honored Wednesday at the 2012 Arkansas Business CFO of the Year Awards at the Embassy Suites in Little Rock. Includes video and photos.

Pittillo, executive vice president and CFO of Pine Bluff National Bank, began his professional life as a purchasing coordinator for Century Tube & Conduit late in 2001 and had not considered banking. But current PBNB President and CEO Chuck Morgan saw something in Pittillo, recruited him, and Pittillo had a new career.